Ruptured Fremont Gas Line Capped After Businesses Evacuated

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FREMONT (CBS SF) — PG&E crews have stopped the flow of gas from a gas line ruptured by a construction crew near a shopping center in Fremont that led to the evacuation of multiple businesses Wednesday afternoon, a PG&E spokeswoman said.

At about 11:25 a.m., PG&E officials received a report that construction crews working in the area of Warm Springs Boulevard and Mission Court hit a gas line in the middle of the roadway, causing it to burst, PG&E spokeswoman Tamar Sarkissian said.

The third-party construction crew struck a 2-inch-wide plastic gas line located about 4 feet below the surface of the road, she said.

As a precautionary measure, police evacuated multiple businesses in the vicinity and asked nearby residents to temporarily shelter in place.

PG&E crews arrived at the scene and were able to stop the flow of gas by 12:20 p.m., Sarkissian said.